Introducing my baby chicks to the older roosters

cntryhrly

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Apr 5, 2012
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My baby chicks are about 4 1/2 wks old, when is a good time to be able to put them in with my 2 roosters (batam silkies)?
 
I would not try it until they were all about the same size, and I would have them living next to each other where they could see and hear each other for a few weeks first. Then I'd either put them on the roost together just after dark, or turn them loose in a large area with hiding places together, and distract them with treats.
 
I did put them in their own pen, and they escaped into the rooster pen, the rooster didn't do anything, but I did gather them all back up and put them in their own pen. and fixed where they escaped from, hopefully I can let them together a little each day when i can watch them carefully.
thank you for the info.
 

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